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  2. Ray J - Wikipedia

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    Ray J's 1997 debut single, "Let It Go", was released by EastWest Records for the soundtrack to the F. Gary Gray film, Set It Off. Both moderate hits, the song peaked within the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 and additionally served as the lead single for Ray J's debut studio album, Everything You Want (1997), which entered the Top R&B/Hip-Hop ...

  3. Sinking of the Titanic - Wikipedia

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    The two ships avoided a collision by a distance of about 4 feet (1.2 m). The incident, as well as a subsequent stop to offload a few stragglers by tug, delayed the Titanic ' s departure by at most three-quarters of an hour, while the drifting New York was brought under control. [8]

  4. A Sound of Thunder - Wikipedia

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    Influence. "A Sound of Thunder" is often credited as the origin of the term "butterfly effect", a concept of chaos theory in which the flapping of a butterfly's wings in one part of the world could create a hurricane on the opposite side of the globe. The term was actually introduced by meteorologist Edward Norton Lorenz in the 1960s.

  5. Turn the Beat Around - Wikipedia

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    Turn the Beat Around. " Turn the Beat Around " is a disco song written by Gerald Jackson and Peter Jackson, and performed by American actress and singer Vicki Sue Robinson in 1976 (see 1976 in music ), originally appearing on her debut album, Never Gonna Let You Go (1976). Released as a single, the song went to #10 on the Billboard pop charts ...

  6. Adaptive cruise control - Wikipedia

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    Adaptive cruise control does not provide full autonomy: the system only provides some help to the driver, but does not drive the car by itself. For example, the driver is able to set the cruise control to 55mph, if the car while traveling that speed catches up to another vehicle going only 45mph, the ACC will cause the car to automatically brake and maintain a safe distance behind the vehicle ...

  7. Electricity on Shabbat - Wikipedia

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    Electricity on Shabbat. Teddy bear lamp in the collection of the Jewish Museum of Switzerland. The cap can be twisted, thus covering the lightbulb with a dark shell. Electricity on Shabbat refers to the various rules and opinions regarding the use of electrical devices by Jews who observe Shabbat. Various rabbinical authorities have pronounced ...

  8. My Favorite Martian - Wikipedia

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    Because he ate too many peppers, Martin's antenna won't go down and he must wear a sombrero. After creating a diversion, Martin gets the tablet out of the chest and disappears, leaving Tim to deal with the chief. However, Martin's antenna didn't disappear when he did, leaving a floating pair of antenna. Martin destroys the tablet.

  9. The lady's not for turning - Wikipedia

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    Statecraft (2003) v. t. e. " The lady's not for turning " was a phrase used by Margaret Thatcher, then Prime Minister, in her speech to the Conservative Party Conference on 10 October 1980. The term has thus been applied as a name to the speech in its entirety. It is considered a defining speech in Thatcher's political development, [1] becoming ...